Chaos Phoenix Basics: Part 1

Learn the basics of simulating fluids with Chaos Phoenix and get familiar with fundamental concepts, components, and typical features used in a simulation setup in this tutorial.  This is the first in a series of Phoenix tutorials that Chaos is working on.

Phoenix Basics: Part 1

Watch this video to learn the basics of simulating fluids with Chaos Phoenix and get familiar with fundamental concepts, components, and typical features used in a simulation setup. You’ll also observe how Phoenix’s wide variety of preview options can be used to craft and analyze your simulations. Plus, you’ll also see how flexible render options and powerful volumetric shading controls enable you to create just about any fluid simulation in your imagination. And much more.

• Intro – 00:00
• Phoenix showcase, resources & presets – 00:51
• Simulating & rendering introduction – 03:05
• Simulator Grid overview – 03:47
• Simulator UI – 06:07
• Liquid vs Fire/Smoke simulations – 9:40
• Phoenix Nodes & simulation setup – 12:15
• Emitters – 13:14
• Source Options, Obstacles & Texture Masks – 13:59
• Multiple Simulators & scene interaction – 16:55
• Caching – 17:49
• Viewport Preview options – 18:26
• Rendering options – 20:41
• Shading options – 22:42
• What’s coming in Part 2 – 24:04